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Cleanup benefits reach utilities: BIOREMEDIATION A GROWING MARKET
Author(s) -
Parmelee Mary A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2002.tb09402.x
Subject(s) - bioremediation , groundwater contamination , environmental science , groundwater , business , contamination , engineering , aquifer , ecology , biology , geotechnical engineering
This article discusses bioremediation as one of the fastest‐growing technologies for the treatment of contaminated soils and groundwater, and it is increasingly becoming available for the cleanup and protection of water supplies. The article discusses the demand for such services, explains what bioremediation is and how it works, describes the growth of the US bioremediation market, and research being done in the field.